Google data center, Pottawattamie County, IA
Pottawattamie County, IA
Source: OpenStreetMap
Google data center in Pottawattamie County, IA is a mapped facility, operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented 284 MW of reported power capacity and a 2,304,743 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkThis mapped data center in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, is operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc. The site spans 2,304,743 square feet with a reported power capacity of 284 MW. It draws electricity from Midamerican Energy Co and sits within the MISO grid.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAlphabet Inc.
- Files asGoogle LLC
- This facilityGoogle data center
The grid behind this site, right now
source: MISO · gridstatus- Natural Gas34.4%
- Coal32.8%
- Solar15.4%
- Nuclear10.2%
- Wind4.1%
- Other2.2%
- Imports0.9%
Real-time generation mix for the MISO grid this site draws from, as of Aug 17, 2026, 8:05 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: GDELT- Google Shares New Details About Proposed Data Center Near Palo - KHAKKHAK· Oct 12, 2026
- Google moving ahead on proposed Palo data center, sets public meeting to discuss plan - Corridor Business JournalCorridor Business Journal· Oct 9, 2026
- Google proposes Memorandum of Understanding for potential Salix data center - KCAU 9 NewsKCAU 9 News· Oct 1, 2026
- Google proposes Memorandum of Understanding for potential Salix data center - KCAU 9 NewsKCAU 9 News· Sep 30, 2026
- Google proposes to reimburse Salix for independent advisors to review data center project - Sioux City JournalSioux City Journal· Sep 11, 2026
- "Plenty of Capital, but Google-Blackstone AI Joint Venture Stalled on Data Center Construction" - 아시아경제아시아경제· Sep 9, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No measured record exists, so this is a low-confidence model from 284 MW (disclosed IT power): 1.8 L/kWh cooling (temperate climate) + 0.55 gal/kWh embedded in MISO grid mix. How we estimate. Have a utility document? Send it and we'll replace this with the real figure.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Omaha), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Longfellow Elementary School in Council Bluffs, is 1.4 mi from this site (481 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.